The School pursues its mission in the Land Grant tradition through:

Teaching and learning which prepare a diverse student body to be competent pharmacists and scientists who are able to provide and improve primary health care to Alabama's citizens by:

1. Collaborating with other health professionals in providing high quality drug treatment;
2. Influencing the development of public health policy related to drug treatment;
3. Promoting wellness and assisting in improved access to cost effective, primary care;
4. Participating in health care research;
5. Engaging in specialized and general education throughout their professional careers;
6. Contributing to the professional education of students who are future health care providers.

Research that enhances the health and quality of life of Alabama's citizens by:

1. Participating in the development of new drugs;
2. Improving the use of existing drugs;
3. Creating innovative services and products;
4. Designing and evaluating the delivery of pharmaceutical care;
5. Improving the outcomes of pharmaceutical education,
6. Re-engineering pharmaceutical care delivery systems.

Outreach to Alabama's citizens, health care providers, businesses, industries and agencies by:

1. Delivering pharmaceutical care;
2. Offering curriculum-based education for current health care providers;
3. Disseminating medical information and results of research;
4. Applying knowledge and technologies
5. Influencing public health policy regarding the use of pharmacotherapy in provision of health care.